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What’re people’s take are veganism and pregnancy? (self.vegan)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ComradeMiao to c/vegan
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Do you keep it during pregnancy or would you break it for the child’s sake.

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[–] wolfeh 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

A well-planned vegan diet is safe and beneficial for all stages of life, including pregnancy. That being said, making sure that one is eating a balanced diet (just like a pregnant omnivore would) and paying attention to the intake of vitamin B12 (which is usually found in animal products) are advised. Iron (leafy greens and lots more), vitamin D (mushrooms), calcium (leafy greens and lots more), and iodine (kelp/seaweed/prunes/lima beans) are easier to come by than B12, but should also be payed attention to. All of these can be easily supplemented if necessary.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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There is a very good (in my opinon) podcast by the vegan society that touches on lots of these points and makes many of the same conclusions.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-vegan-pod/id1522676966?i=1000553736715

[–] wolfeh 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you! I can't listen right this second, but I may have a chance to give it a listen later on this evening.

[–] ComradeMiao 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for the sources. I have tried showing them as well...

[–] wolfeh 5 points 2 years ago

I understand that people want to be careful when it comes to their pregnancy and the health of their kid. There's no need to add in any animal products to get the nutrients that a person's body needs, even the increased/slightly different needs during pregnancy.

[–] FermatsLastAccount 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Omnivore's tend to be more nutrition deficient than Vegans. What do you mean by "breaking it for the child's sake"?

[–] ComradeMiao 4 points 2 years ago

Not my words unfortunately.

[–] Another_earthling 0 points 2 months ago

Well, I agree, but the fact that non vegans tend to have certain deficiencies more often doesn't mean that a vegan diet is 100% safe. So again, I agree but it's not like a good argument if you ask me

[–] Another_earthling 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Break it for the child's sake? What do you mean by that? As long as you keep it safe for the child, there is no issue and therefore no reason to not be vegan during pregnancy

For me, the questions is rather "what supplements do you consider a 'must take' during pregnancy" :)

[–] ComradeMiao 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just know some people my wife included worry about the child getting everything it needs…

[–] Another_earthling 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why. The child would only then not get everything it needs when the mother doesn't get everything she needs. That's a concern that people should have for every diet. Now when you think that you might not get every nutrient, then just make some research and look into what's important. You can find so much information about it. It's not a reason to pay for animals to suffer and die when there is no necessity right?

[–] ComradeMiao 2 points 2 years ago

Why’re you fighting with me when I’m not the one thinking this way…?

[–] Another_earthling 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Edit: Oh sorry, this was one year ago. I didn't see

Same here. We were worried as well, although everything seemed fine because we had expensive supplements all the way. However, my wife then decided to eat eggs again because she was too scared that she was not eating enough of certain nutrients (this was based on scientific research about vegan diets during pregnancy and one key nutrient was cholin, which is high in eggs, plus extreme cravings my wife started to have for eggs out of nowhere during pregnancy)

[–] redballooon 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My wife went through 2 pregnancies being vegan and breastfed both kids until 9m or so. Two big and healthy kids that develop well.

She relied on a book by Keller/Gätjen to learn what to look out for. That was German though, no idea if that helps.

[–] gredo 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My wife kept being vegan (except one strong urge for a special kind of ice cream) and we have one healthy big boy.

She continued to take her supplements and added folic acid (not sure if that's the right English name).

And I ~~forced~~ strongly encouraged her to eat enough protein and omega acids.

[–] ComradeMiao 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing! Did she also add DHA? I know folic acid is certainly important.

[–] ComradeMiao 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wrote veganism, sorry idk how to edit it yet.

[–] gredo 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In the android app you can click the three dots and then edit on your post. There you can fix the title

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

doooooood - you can edit a post title in lemmy??

RIP le Redd

[–] ComradeMiao 2 points 2 years ago

Awesome, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Generally speaking the folks here are right, you should be able to maintain veganism unless things go really sideways. I'd recommend getting in touch with a dietician though if you're really worried (not a nutritionist, different beast) and having them go over your plans. Iron deficiency is a particular risk, one that can be easily surmounted as long as you're aware of it... Way harder to keep iron up when pregnant even than usual, and it's already tough as we all know.

[–] ComradeMiao 1 points 2 years ago

I want to add onto my question if anyone knows about folic acid and how much one should have?

[–] Another_earthling 0 points 2 months ago

I have to admit that we broke with it in pregnancy.

But the reason was that we searched for the latest information about eating vegan during pregnancy and it was a bit confusing. Some sources said it's save when you have some food supplements (which we had), but others said there is always a certain risk especially in regard to cholin. So that's why my wife decided that she will eat eggs. She also had this inner desire for it during pregnancy that you typically get when you miss out on any nutrient (like when your body needs iron, you might get this inner desire for foods that are high in iron) and that was gone within a week after our child was born.

And I say "we broke" because it was our decision. I personally didn't change anything. We found a local source for the eggs where the circumstances for the chicken could be described as the best circumstances you can have, although I don't know where they get their chicken from (probably from the industry)

Btw, I always said that I wouldn't change anything, not even in pregnancy if there is no latest evidence proving the vegan diet to be very risky, but when you are at that point, you wan't it to be 100% safe. So that's why we figured that we will do it that way